Patents by Inventor Ryan Aafedt

Ryan Aafedt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cleaning attachment for fluid dispenser nozzles and fluid dispensers using same
    Patent number: 6957781
    Abstract: A nozzle attachment for removing residual material retained on the dispensing nozzle of a fluid dispenser, having a retainer adapted to releasably attach the nozzle attachment to a dispensing nozzle, and a pair of hollow-bodied nozzle attachment components that define, when nested together, an intervening space useful as a gas passageway for pressurized gaseous fluid introduced and directed to a discharge opening at a lower axial end of the nested nozzle attachment components. The gas passageway is adapted to emit gas introduced into the gas passageway as a gas stream in a manner effective to remove residual material clinging to the nozzle. Dispensers using the nozzle attachment are presented, including one using a truncated valve head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kraft Food Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Gowens, Ryan Aafedt
  • Cleaning attachment for fluid dispenser nozzles and fluid dispensers using same
    Publication number: 20050056707
    Abstract: A nozzle attachment for removing residual material retained on the dispensing nozzle of a fluid dispenser, having a retainer adapted to releasably attach the nozzle attachment to a dispensing nozzle, and a pair of hollow-bodied nozzle attachment components that define, when nested together, an intervening space useful as a gas passageway for pressurized gaseous fluid introduced and directed to a discharge opening at a lower axial end of the nested nozzle attachment components. The gas passageway is adapted to emit gas introduced into the gas passageway as a gas stream in a manner effective to remove residual material clinging to the nozzle. Dispensers using the nozzle attachment are presented, including one using a truncated valve head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Gowens, Ryan Aafedt